In need of a win to right the ship following their 11-point loss to Pitt, the Virginia Cavaliers hung on late for a 49-47 victory over Wake Forest at JPJ thanks to great performances by Reece Beekman and Ryan Dunn. Beekman paced all scorers with 20 points, while Dunn flew around the court defensively for a career-best seven blocks and finished a game-best +11. A shocking 1-for-11 performance from the free throw line let the Demon Deacons hang around late despite poor games from all of their typical offensive threats, but Cameron Hildreth missed a jump shot at the buzzer to send the game to overtime and the Cavaliers hung on to win.
Five takeaways from Virginia’s grind-it-out victory over Wake Forest
